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Staff Picks for Holiday Gifts!
Read what the HCCC staff has to say about some of their favorite gift items from Asher Gallery. Brian Ferrell, “Scotch Whiskey Set.” Pewter, Mahogany, Maple, Rubber. Photo by Amanda Shackleford....
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What Happened Today?
Embarking on a project such as the What Happened Today? exhibition leaves the richness of the outcome up to the members of the public who get involved. This can be unnerving, but in the case of the...
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Ann Morton: Community and Process
When visitors experience the What Happened Today? exhibition that will be on view at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft starting September 18th of this year, they will encounter a physical object –...
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Ann Morton: Assembly Process
Now the long awaited assembly has begun for the What Happened Today? exhibition textiles, we thought we’d share a few photos of the assembly process for you to see. There are two kinds of textiles that...
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What happened today, Gilbert?
By Ann Morton In contemplating the What Happened Today? project, I hoped that maybe, just maybe, someone would be inspired to write a note on multiple days to chronicle their own life and become an...
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Perry Price Joins HCCC as New Executive Director
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is pleased to announce that Perry Price will be the art center’s new executive director, beginning February 29th. In late February, Price will leave his...
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Cheers & Happy Quinceañera!
In honor of its 15th anniversary, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) hosted Margarita Madness! Celebrating La Quinceañera, a festive update to our very popular Martini Madness! series of...
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Call for Resident Artists! Apply to Artist Residency Program at Houston...
Each year, more than 80 artists from all over the United States apply to the Artist Residency Program at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC). The program supports emerging, mid-career, and...
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Can You Name Five Women Artists?
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), the world’s only major museum solely dedicated to celebrating great women artists, has announced a new social media campaign for this March’s Women’s...
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Hearts for Art Project
On Valentine’s Day week HCCC participated in Hearts for Art 2016, an event that invited museum visitors to show their love for a favorite piece of contemporary craft by placing a paper heart on the...
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Artist and Ceramic Restorer Debra Broz on Gender, Craft Traditions & Her Own...
In honor of Women’s History Month, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is participating in #5womenartists, a national campaign led by The National Museum of Women in the Arts to share...
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Five Women Artists Working in Metals, Ceramics, and Glass
As part of the #5womenartists campaign, this week we bring you five talented women artists working in traditional craft media. This group of female artists is unique and special because they are...
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Artist and Independent Curator Amelia Toelke on Recontextualizing Tradition &...
Amelia Toelke, “Light & Shadow, Part I” (detail), 2012. Photo by Jim Escalante. Have you been following #5womenartists? In honor of Women’s History Month, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft...
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Sondra Sherman on Her Artistic Influences & Social Conventions in Jewelry
Sondra Sherman, “Listen the Wind Necklace,” 2010. Sterling silver (hollow construction). Photo courtesy of Sienna Patti Contemporary. In honor of Women’s History Month, Houston Center for Contemporary...
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Ceramic Artist Caroline Slotte on Her Sandblasting Process & Ascribed Memory...
Caroline Slotte, plate from the “Tracing” series, 2015. Reworked second-hand ceramics. Photo by Caroline Slotte. As part of the social media campaign “Can You Name Five Women Artists?” this blog entry...
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Niki Johnson on Forging a Career as an Independent Curator and Artist
Niki Johnson, “God & Country,” 2012. Altered commemorative plates. Photo by Scott Cartwright. For Women’s History Month, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) joined The National Museum of...
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Fiber Artist Nick DeFord on the Supernatural, the DIY Movement, and...
Nick DeFord, “Bermuda Triangle”, 2015. Hand-sewn sequins on game board. Photo by Nick DeFord. Don’t miss our Spring exhibitions before they close on May 8, 2016. Last week, Mixed and Mastered:...
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Garth Johnson on Cross-Cultural Translation, Communing with Secondhand...
Garth Johnson,”Making Legends into Posters” from the “Proverb Plate Series,” 2010. Sand-blasted found porcelain plate with silver PVD coating. Photo courtesy of artist. This week, HCCC’s Curatorial...
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Can You Name Five Women Artists?
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), the world’s only major museum solely dedicated to celebrating great women artists, has announced a new social media campaign for this March’s Women’s...
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Hearts for Art Project
On Valentine’s Day week HCCC participated in Hearts for Art 2016, an event that invited museum visitors to show their love for a favorite piece of contemporary craft by placing a paper heart on the...
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